The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team made history Saturday evening after winning their first-ever NorCal championship in the program’s history.
Sophomore midfielder Alan Alonso had a pair of goals for the No. 1 seeded Wildcatz as they defeated No. 2 University, 3-1, in the California Interscholastic Federation Division III Northern Regional Final.
Next up, Watsonville (22-1-2) will play Southern Regional champion Los Alamitos (18-15-2) in the State Final at Natomas High on March 14 at 3pm.
Alonso scored the equalizer in the 33rd minute that tied the score at 1-all going into halftime.
In the second half, Alonso struck again to give Watsonville its first lead of the night.
The speedster received a cross pass from teammate junior Justin Alfaro near the box, drove it to the left while blasting a left-footed shot past the goalkeeper in the 53rd minute.
Alfaro had a chance to extend the lead after he was set up with a penalty kick opportunity, but his shot bounced off the top crossbar for the miss.
He redeemed himself about 10 minutes later with a beautiful header into the back of the net. Teammate senior Damien Amador was credited with the assist on the corner kick pass.
Editor’s note: This story will be updated with more highlights and quotes.
